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Reading Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Reading Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates22,345Searchable applications
437Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,489 approved or refused records
1,600Refused applications
13,889 approved · 1,600 refused · 1,603 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Sept 2012 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Contact Building ControlLocal plan Planning policyConservation areas Conservation areas and listed buildingsArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas15 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decision MadePL/24/0300
Display of 2no. internally illuminated fascia signs and 1no. illuminated projecting sign
6-7 St Marys Butts Reading RG1 2LN
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0301
T74 ash to crown reduce by up to 2 meters on the western side to provide clearance from new building being built
15 Kidmore End Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SG
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0302
Proposed Part First Floor Rear/ Side extension
65 Norton Road Reading RG1 3QH
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0303
Proposed non material amendment to planning permission ref. 190627 (Demolition of existing buildings and Gas Holder and the erection of new buildings ranging between 2 and 9 storeys in height, providing 130 residential units (Class C3) with associated access, carparking, landscaping and open space) for proposed changes to design to address updated Building Regulations on fire safety, changesto the energy strategy for the development and changes to unit mix
Gas Holder Alexander Turner Close Reading RG1 3EA
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0304
Change of use from offices to 6 bedroom C4 HMO and associated parking, bike store and other alterations
134 Oxford Road Reading RG1 7NL
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0306
9m Totem with corporate logos
Reading Link Retail Park Rose Kiln Lane Reading
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0307
Application to redefine boundaries between 176 & 176a, internal alterations, and elevation changes
176 Northumberland Avenue Reading RG2 7PU
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0308
Single storey side extension and rear bifold doors, following removal of conservatory
110 St Michaels Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 4SE
Received 9 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0309
Erection of a detached car port located at the front of the host dwelling (Retrospective)
18 Richmond Road Caversham Reading RG4 7PP
Received 9 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0310
Erection of single storey rear extension
107 Rowe Court Reading RG30 2HZ
Received 10 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0311
1x Sycamore tree - remove Replanting a selection of native hedgerow/woodland edge trees/shrubs along part of the left-hand boundary as part of the general garden improvement with a focus on wildlife and biodiversity. These will include Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Crab apple, Hazel and GuelderRose.
75 Russell Street Reading RG1 7XG
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0313
Change of use from 41 apart-hotel units (Class C1) to 41 residential units (Class C3) at first to third floor level, alterations to 9 existing residential units (Class C3) at fourth and fifth floor level,and associated works.
100 Kings Road Reading RG1 3BY
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0314
T.1 (L C) Oak - Remove major deadwood, ie branches over 50mm at sourceand over 300mm in length. Crown lift to approximately 5m over garden by removing secondary growth only where possible. Prune to give minimum 3m clearance to house
20 Mallory Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 6QN
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0315
Certificate of Lawful Development for residential use (C3) for the second floor flat (No. D)
Flat D 551 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1HJ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0316
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing residential use (C3) for the first floor flat (No. C) at 551 Oxford Road
Flat C 551 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1HJ
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0317
To remove internal plasterboard wall linings in Flat 3 and Flat 6 to expose defective internal rainwater gutters, carry out repairs and improvements to prevent internal damage, and reinstate on completion.
Bella Italia 12-14 Queen Victoria Street Reading RG1 1TG
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0318
Rear extension measuring 6m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.6m, and 3m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
98 Pitcroft Avenue Reading RG6 1NN
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/17/0184
Application for a non-material amendment to Phase 2A following a grantof planning permission 151761.
Phase 2A Green Park Village Longwater Avenue Reading
Received 6 Feb 2017 - Decision MadePL/17/0185
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed changeof use of first floor to residential accommodation
Maisonette 40 Church Street Caversham Reading RG4 8AU
Received 6 Feb 2017 - Decision MadePL/17/0186
Installation of pontoon and use of river bank for non-residential mooring
The Causeway Caversham Reading
Received 6 Feb 2017 - Decision MadePL/17/0187
Conversion of first floor office and vacant rooms to self contained apartment and internal alterations to existing first floor flat to create relocated bathroom.
346-348 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1AQ
Received 6 Feb 2017 - Decision MadePL/17/0188
Two storey side extension
54 Redlands Road Reading RG1 5HU
Received 6 Feb 2017 - Decision MadePL/17/0189
Single storey side extension
2 Penroath Avenue Reading RG30 2ED
Received 6 Feb 2017 - Decision MadePL/17/0190
Pollard 10 Limes (G1)
Mander Court 8 Derby Road Caversham Reading
Received 7 Feb 2017
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Reading Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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